so to speak

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—used to indicate that one is using words in an unusual or figurative way rather than a literal way

We need to be all on the same wavelength, so to speak.

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Slayyyter’s music has never sounded like it’s gotten its nails done, so to speak. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 The apparent issue for Optimus’ rollout is not the body, so to speak, but rather its brain. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 The anniversary of Jessica Jones’ creation presented the occasion to get the band back together, so to speak. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Part of us being on hiatus was a time of reflection and growing and shedding some skin, so to speak. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for so to speak

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